Jewels: Okay so I hoped you liked the last couple of chapters! Thank you for the favorites and reviews. But now it's time to get down to business…I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh.
As they drew their cards I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see Rachel.
"You okay?" she asked.
I shook my head. "No…" I replied quietly, "Seto is a great duelist, but this Dartz guy is evil and he scares the crap out of me…and I believe in Seto, but I'm scared."
She was quiet…and it was understandable why. I wouldn't know what to say to me in this situation either.
Seto went first playing the magic card, White Dragon Ritual, tributing Vorse Raider from his hand to summon Paladin of White Dragon (1900 ATK), next he sacrificed Paladin of White Dragon to summon his Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000 ATK).
"Dartz better watch out! Right Jewels?" Mokuba asked looking at me.
I was silent.
"Jewels?" he said.
"She's worried Mokuba," Rachel said to him.
"Dartz knew everything about my life…stuff that I didn't even know," I said, "Which means he'll know Seto's strategy…he has to be careful."
Yugi I should say the Pharaoh then took over and played the magic card Black Luster Ritual and sacrificed Valkyrion the Magna Warrior to summon Black Luster Soldier (3000 ATK) before ending his turn.
"Those pathetic card might work in your little card tournament but I play a different game," Dartz said, "Behold the power that will strip you of your souls." He threw a card down on his Duel Disk and all the torches in the room went out before the Seal of Orichalcos appeared.
There was a sudden pulse and we all froze.
"Did anyone else feel that?" Mokuba asked.
"If you mean the sudden drop in temperature and the freaky vibe in the air…then yes," Tristan replied.
Dartz then summoned Orichalcos Gigas (400 ATK raised to 900 by the Seal although it's in defense).
"Kaiba…I've faced this monster before, and it's almost impossible to destroy," the Pharaoh said.
"That's because you didn't have me to bail you out," Seto said.
Mokuba and I facepalmed.
"Not the time Seto," we said.
Dartz then paid 500 life points to summon another monster, Orichalcos Kyutora (500 ATK raised to 1000 by the Seal), which he placed in the back row.
"That's all I'll do for now," he said.
Seto laughed as he drew his card. "I actually believed that I was up against a talented duelist…until I saw your opening move," he said, "You left two weak monsters on the field with no protection. Now I'm about to blow them away…you should have thought twice before challenging me! I am the president of the world's largest gaming company."
"Er…not anymore," Rachel and I said, but Seto ignored us and continued his ego filled speech.
"No one's mastered the game of Duel Monsters like I have!" he finished.
"Except for Yu-," Rachel started but I slapped my hand over her mouth.
"Don't go there," I said, "You don't live with him…and I don't want him to go on about that so ipsnay on the losing-ay to Yugistay!"
She nodded her head and I removed my hand from her mouth.
Seto played Polymerization to fuse the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons in his hand with the one on the field to form the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (4500 ATK) and then ended his turn.
"You'll never withstand the combined power of Kaiba and my dueling decks," the Pharaoh said before playing Polymerization to fuse Kaiba's Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon with his Black Luster Soldier to form Master of Dragon Soldier (5000 ATK)
"Yeah! Talk about the dream team!" Mokuba cheered.
Then the Pharaoh activated the trap card Meteorian. With this trap, when he attacks the difference between his monster's attack points and his opponent's defense monster's defense points will be deducted from Dartz's life points.
"That's a difference of 3,500," I said just as Tèa was about to say something.
She just looked at me.
"I do know math," I said.
"That's enough to wipe Dartz out," Mokuba said.
"Master of Dragon Soldier…attack Orichalcos Gigas," the Pharaoh said, "Your twisted game is done."
"Master of Dragon Soldier end this duel!" Seto said.
"Saber Blast!" they said in unison.
"This duel is over!" Tèa said.
Dartz laughed. "Such valiant efforts," he said, "But your attack was in vain"
A beam of light engulfed the Seal and we had to turn away because it was so bright. After a few minutes the lights disappeared, but Dartz still had his previous 3500 life points.
"What…how?" I said confused.
"Due to the special ability of my Kyutora," he replied, "My damage is reduced to zero…and now it's my turn."
The Orichalcos Gigas returned to the field and Dartz smirked.
"Each time you destroy my Gigas, they return to the field and they become even stronger," he said as the Gigas attack rose from 900 to 1400, "You'll never defeat me…but since the Gigas have return, I can't draw…but that doesn't matter…I have everything I need to defeat you in my hand. I'll enhance the power of the Seal of Orichalcos with this magic card—Orichalcos Deuteros."
"Somehow…he's made the Seal stronger," the Pharaoh said as a glowing power washed over the duelists.
Outside of the Seal a new ring formed.
"Welcome…to the second level of darkness," Dartz said.
"What does that mean?" Tèa asked.
"The first benefit of Orichalcos Deuteros is the addition of 500 life points each turn for every monster that the player has on the field. Since I have two…I get another 1000 life points, bringing me up to 4500," Dartz explained.
"How are we supposed to wipe him out?" Seto asked.
"So much for his ego filled speech about how he's mastered the game," Rachel said.
"You're not," Dartz replied to Seto.
Next Dartz attacked Master of Dragon Soldier with Orichalcos Gigas.
"Our monster is too strong, the Gigas is destroyed," the Pharaoh said.
But instead, Kyutora took all the damage and the Gigas returned to the field with another 500 attack points bringing it up to 1900.
"He's letting his Gigas get its butt kicked on purpose so it can come back stronger," Tristan said.
It was now Seto's turn. He drew a card and got that thinking look on his face before setting a card face down and then summoning Blade Knight (1600 ATK), and since he only had one card left in his hand, Blade Knight got another 400 attack points. Seto then looked at the Pharaoh and nodded.
The Pharaoh drew a card and Seto interrupted him by sacrificing Blade Knight to activate his face-down card Reflect Energy. It launched a small satellite, which lodged into the wall behind Dartz.
"Yugi, when you attack my Reflect Energy satellite will redirect the attack to Dartz's life points, wiping him out," Seto said.
Yugi nodded. "Master of Dragon Soldier…attack!" he said.
"Nice, they're able to black that freak together!" Tèa said.
But instead of Dartz getting hit Orichalcos Gigas is destroyed instead and Dartz was safe behind a force field put up by the second layer of the Seal.
"Whenever my life points are targeted, Orichalcos Deuteros steps in to save me," Dartz said, "All I have to do is sacrifice a monster to take the hit."
The Pharaoh plays De-Fusion splitting Master of Dragon Solder Back into Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Black Luster Soldier saving them from an attack.
"Luck of the draw," Dartz said.
"It's not luck," the Pharaoh said, "It's through teamwork and determination we avoided your attacks."
"You must have a little speech for everything," Dartz said, "You must get tired of being right all the time…but that ends here."
Dartz drew then played the magic card Orichalcos Mirror, sacrificing a monster from his hand to summon Mirror Knight Calling (0 ATK raised to 500 by the Seal), which calls four knights to the field to protect him.
"He summoned four monsters in one turn!" Tèa exclaimed.
"Yes we can see that!" I snapped feeling shaking all over.
"It's okay Jewels," Rachel said.
"You'll never get passed my Mirror Knights," Dartz said, "And thanks to Orichalcos Deuteros, I gain another 3000 life points raising me to 7500. Pay close attention to the reflection in the mirrors the Knights are holding. Each mirror reflects someone or something on the opponent's side of the field, which determines their attack points."
Knight 1: Blue-Eyes White Dragon (ATK points are now 4500)
Knight 2: Black Luster Soldier (ATK points are now 3000)
Knight 3: Seto (ATK are still 500)
Knight 4: The Pharaoh (ATK are still 500)
The Knights attack destroying Blue-Eyes and Black Luster Soldier and then attack both Seto and the Pharaoh taking 500 life points directly from them.
"As long as my Mirror Knight Calling is on the field, my Knights' shields will always return," Dartz said, "So they can't be destroyed."
Seto drew a card then played the magic card, Card of Demise allowing him to draw five new cards as long as he discards his entire hand. Then he played the magic car, Silent Doom which allowed him to bring back a monster from his graveyard in defense mode. He chose Blade Knight, then sacrificed it to summon Kaiser Glider (2400 ATK). Then he set a card face down and ended his turn.
"I'm impressed," Dartz said, "Kaiser Glider is safe from any monster with the same number of attack points, so my Knights can't crush it."
The Pharaoh drew a card and set it down face down and then summoned Big Shield Gardna (2600 DEF) and then ended his turn.
Dartz drew after gaining another 3000 life points bringing him up to 10,500.
"We must stop him…and fast," the Pharaoh said.
"Dartz's Mirror Knights are only protected as long as Mirror Knight Calling is in play," Seto said before activating Ring of Destruction to destroy Mirror Knight Calling.
Both him and Dartz took 500 points worth of damage but once Mirror Knights are destroyed, they can't come back.
But instead of the Mirror Knights disappearing their helmets crack and fell revealing their true identity. Little Yugi, Joey, Mai, and Pegasus.
"I control the souls of your companions," Dartz said, "As my Knights, they'll be attacking their friends. No matter what you do…you lose…it's impossible to defeat me without destroying these monsters…and you can't destroy these Knights without destroying the souls of your friends."
TO BE CONTINUED…
Jewels: I hope you liked the chapter!